Definition
Meaningful coincidences that seem to defy probability — events connected by meaning rather than cause.
Etymology
Coined by Carl Jung in the 1920s from Greek syn- (together) + chronos (time). Jung proposed it as an alternative to causality — some events are connected not because one caused the other but because they share meaning.
Kelly Says
Jung invented synchronicity because science had no word for meaningful coincidence. Causality explains everything connected by mechanism — but what about the connections that feel meaningful without a mechanism? He refused to call it chance.
Translations
ARالعربية
التزامن
alt-iz-man
BNবাংলা
সমন্বয়
so-mn-bo-y
CACatalà
sincronicitat
sin-kro-ni-ka-tat
CSČeština
synchronita
sin-kro-ni-ta
DADansk
synchronitet
sin-kro-ni-tet
DEDeutsch
Synchronizität
si-kro-ni-zi-taet
ELΕλληνικά
συγχρονισμός
sin-kro-nis-mos
ESEspañol
sincronicidad
sin-kro-ni-si-dad
FISuomi
synkroni
sin-kro-ni
FRFrançais
synchronicité
sin-kro-ni-te
HIहिन्दी
समकालिकता
sa-ma-ka-li-ka-ta
HUMagyar
szinkronicitás
synch-ro-ni-ta-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
sinkronisasi
sin-kro-na-si
ITItaliano
sincronicità
sin-kro-ni-taet
KKKK
сәйкестік
sa-y-ke-sti-k
MRMR
समकालिकता
sa-ma-ka-li-ka-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
sinkronisasi
sin-kro-na-si
MYမြန်မာ
စည်းလုံး
sy-ne-lu-ngee
NLNederlands
synchroniteit
sin-kro-ni-teit
NONorsk
synchronitet
sin-kro-ni-tet
PAPA
ਸਮਕਾਲਿਕતા
sa-ma-ka-li-ka-ta
PLPolski
synchroniczność
sin-kro-ni-cz-no-st
PTPortuguês
sincronicidade
sin-kro-ni-si-dad
RUРусский
синхронность
sin-khro-no-st
SVSvenska
synchronitet
sin-kro-ni-tet
SWKiswahili
sambamba
sam-ba-ba
TAதமிழ்
ஒத்ததிருத்தம்
o-tha-thir-utham
TEతెలుగు
సమకాలీనత
sa-ma-ka-li-ne-ta
THไทย
ความสอดคล้อง
kwam sot khlong
TLTL
sinkronisidad
sin-kro-ni-si-dad
TRTürkçe
sincronite
sin-kro-ni-te
UKУкраїнська
сихронічність
si-khro-ni-ch-nist
URاردو
متزامن
mu-ta-zam-n
VITiếng Việt
đồng thời
dong thoi
ZUZU
ukuhlelo
u-ku-hle-lo